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Boise Burn

Boise Burn

Arena football team


The Boise Burn was an arena football team based in Boise, Idaho. The Burn began play in the af2 league in March 2007. Burn home games were played at the Qwest Arena in downtown Boise.

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Team history

  • June 6, 2006: af2 officials announced a Boise expansion franchise for the 2007 season
  • June 28: The unnamed team announced that former Utah Blaze assistant coach Lee Leslie would serve as head coach.
  • July 27: The Idaho Statesman newspaper announced a "name-the-team" contest.
  • August 25: Balloting for the contest closed.
  • August 27: A poll was started. The "final six" choices were:
    • Blast
    • Bruisers
    • Cutthroats
    • Rapids
    • Sawtooths
    • Wildfire
  • October 10: Announced team name as the Boise Burn to pay tribute to local firefighters.
  • October 25: Logo (a flaming skull clenching a football in its teeth) & colors (red, orange, and silver) released, first 4 players signed are QB Bart Hendricks, RB Lee Marks, WR Tim Gilligan, and K Dan Beardall.

2007 season

Home games are in bold

2008 season

Home games are in bold.

  • April 5, 2008: Tulsa Talons-Lost (28-65)
  • April 12, 2008: Stockton Lightning-Won (51-43)
  • April 19, 2008: Tri-Cities Fever-Won (74-28)
  • April 26, 2008: Texas Copperheads-Won (41-14)
  • May 3, 2008: Stockton Lightning-Won (77-14)
  • May 10, 2008: Spokane Shock-Lost (42-62)
  • May 18, 2008: Daytona Beach Thunderbirds-Won (61-34)
  • May 24, 2008: Central Valley Coyotes-Lost (40-46)
  • May 31, 2008: Tri-Cities Fever-Lost (46-57)
  • June 7, 2008: Spokane Shock-Lost (51-68)
  • June 14, 2008: Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz-Lost (33-51)
  • June 21, 2008: Stockton Lightning-Won (55-51)
  • June 28, 2008: Tri-Cities Fever-Won (52-34)
  • July 12, 2008: Florida Firecats-Won (59-47)
  • July 19, 2008: Central Valley Coyotes-Lost (50-55)
  • July 26, 2008: Spokane Shock-Lost (48-63)

2009 season

Home games are in bold.

  • April 11, 2009: Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings-Won (54-45)
  • April 18, 2009: Spokane Shock-Lost (45-63)
  • April 25, 2009: Central Valley Coyotes-Won (52-45)
  • May 2, 2009: Stockton Lightning-Won (68-18)
  • May 9, 2009: Spokane Shock-Lost (62-64)
  • May 16, 2009: Tri-Cities Fever-Won (77-28)
  • May 23, 2009: Stockton Lightning-Won (59-44)
  • May 30, 2009: Amarillo Dusters-Won (51-40)

Final roster

Boise Burn roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  •  9 Damian Walker

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 33 Marcus Lawrence
  •  1 Levi Madarieta

Defensive backs

  • 21 Maurice Banks
  • 20 Ernest James
  •  3 Nygel Rogers
  • 25 Terrance Sanders
  •  2 Tremaine Tyler

Special teams

  • 13 Ben Scott K Larry Stovall-Moody K 9
Reserve lists

rookies in italics
Roster updated August 22, 2009
27 Active, 2 Inactive

Season-By-Season

More information Season, W ...

Suspending operations

On September 28, Idaho Sports Properties suspended operations in part due to a major withdrawal from the Burn's majority owner. The other owners Texas AF2 Holdings also agreed to withdraw funds from the Burn. Boise was invited to join the newly formed Arena Football 1, but even if the funding had gone forward, there would be no guarantee that Boise would join the league.[1]

As of 2023, the Burn's intellectual properties are owned by a holding company tied to Idaho Central Arena and the Idaho Steelheads ice hockey team. In June of that year, shortly before Boise was announced as one of the 16 inaugural markets for an Arena Football League revival, the holding company renewed the Boise Burn's Web domain name. Ultimately, the Burn were not included in the 2024 Arena Football League season schedule.[2]


References

  1. Day, Don (2023-07-18). "An upstart football league says it will field a pro team in Boise, but there are few specifics". BoiseDev. Retrieved 2024-03-03.

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